A Florida judge sentenced a young man to 45 years behind bars for his role in the fatal tire iron beating of a man in 2022 while he was on probation.
Judge Elizabeth Jack threw the book at Savonne Morrison, 21, for his part in the heinous killing of Jeffrey Chapman, 49, in Clearwater.
Morrison was just 18 at the time of Chapman’s killing and was four months into probation for a carjacking when the murder took place.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Morrison was slapped with the large sentence in court on Monday after a lengthy hearing.
Morrison’s mother and father addressed the court via letters during the hearing, WFLAreported, with his father saying that his son was misunderstood.
‘Throughout this case, it has been heartbreaking to watch my son be portrayed as someone that he is not’, his father said.
Chapman was killed after Morrison was contacted by his friend Jermaine Bennett, who asked Morrison to help him beat up his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend.
Morrison and Bennett failed to track their intended victim down, then binged on booze and cocaine as they drove around St. Petersburg.
Hey “Dad”, Exactly what part did they misunderstand? The part where he already tried to carjack someone or the part where he beat strangers including one man “to death” for no reason?
Not enough. Guilty. Death .
He’ll fit right in where he’s going, but will wish he wasn’t young, soft and pretty.
45 years ? That bastard should face a long slow death penalty